Community Programs

Light House Studio worked with 56 schools and non-profit organizations in the Charlottesville area in the last year. We value connecting our community by way of story-telling, whether that’s teaching at-risk youth the art of filmmaking and the importance of self-expression, or serving fellow local non-profits through the power of film.

Our students take what they’ve learned in our workshops and apply those skills to better our world.

Keep it REEL (KIR) is our on-site, after-school program that teaches filmmaking workshops to at-risk youth in neighborhoods throughout our community. Since 2003, KIR has been instrumental in allowing the young people of these neighborhoods to voice their opinions and ideas to the wider community, and to build friendships among people from different segments of our society.

“Working with Light House has meant so much to us and to our kids at Friendship Court. Through the Keep It REEL program, our kids gained not only technical skills, but confidence and a new sense of their own community.”

Check out a list of our Keep it REEL partners here, and view some of the films below!

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Light House Studio

121 E Water Street Charlottesville, VA, 22902

Phone: 434.293.6992

Light House Studio equips young people with the skills and confidence to tell their stories and build community through collaborative filmmaking. We seek to foster a community where Charlottesville’s young people flourish as students, storytellers, and citizens.